Courtney Mlinar: Faculty / Expert Librarian Profile

Monday - Friday: 8:00am - 5:00pm

Hours may vary.

ACC Elgin Campus Library

Head Librarian and Associate Professor:

• Manage Library staff, services, and daily operations/activities at the ACC Elgin Campus Library
• Reference and Instruction Services to ACC students, faculty and staff
• ACC LS LibGuides CMS and LibCal Administrator and Facilitator
• ACC Library Leadership Team
• ACC LS Information Literacy Council
• ACC LS Co-Facilitator, Instructive Reference
• ACC LS Hourly Instruction Librarians Program Lead
• ACC Copyright Officer
• ACC TLED Teaching and Learning Academy Design Team

• Master of Library Science, Texas Woman's University, Denton, Texas
• Master of Music, Texas Christian University, Fort Worth, Texas
• Bachelor of Music Education, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas

American Library Association: ACRL (Association of College Research Libraries) Instruction Section:

-ACRL/IS Academic Librarian Standards and Guidelines Review Task Force 2018-2021

-ACRL/IS Standards for Proficiencies for Instruction Librarians and Coordinators Revision Implementation Task force 2014-2017

-ACRL/IS Standards for Proficiencies for Instruction Librarians and Coordinators Review Task force 2013-2014

-Web Site Design Implementation Task force, Feb. 2008- 2010

American Library Association: Health Sciences Interest Group:

- Program Committee,  2011-2012, 2013-2014

Medical Library Association

-2013 Program Chair for 2013 Boston MLA Meeting, Pharmacy and Drug Information Section, 2011-2013

Southern Chapter-Medical Library Association

 -Chair, Bylaws Committee, 2013-2014

Florida Health Sciences Library Association

-Strategic Planning Committee 2010-2013, 2013-2014

Miami Health Sciences Library Consortium 

-Webmaster, 2009-2013 (included web site redesign, 2010

Missouri Library Association

-Past-Chair, M-ACRL Division, 2010

-Chair, M-ACRL Division, 2009 

-Vice-Chair, M-ACRL Division, 2008 

-Blogger: MLA Annual Conference 2007

-MLA Technology Committee

MOBIUS consortium

-SWAN Circulation Committee, 2007-2009

Texas Library Association

-Co-Section Editor (T-CH: Business and Economics) for Texas Reference Sources Online (TRSOnline), 2007- present http://www.txla.org/sites/tla/files/trs/TCH.html

Texas Music Library Association

• Web design and educational technology
• Active learning pedagogical techniques
• Universal design for learning
• Meta-literacy 
• Embedded librarianship
• Health sciences librarianship and research
• Copyright and fair use 

• Presenter, “Active Learning for Entry Level Chemistry Student Research,” STEM Librarians South, 2022.
• Author/Editor, “Book Reviews” chapter, Magazines for Libraries 31st ed., ProQuest, 2022
• Presenter, "Using Embedded Library Services to Empower Your Students." TLED Spring Development Day, January 2022.
• Co-Presenter, "A Teaching and Learning Academy For Faculty By Faculty," ITLC Lilly Conference, May 2021 YouTube
• Co-Presenter, "A Teaching and Learning Academy For Faculty By Faculty," Innovations Conference, League for Innovations in Community Colleges, March 2021
• Presenter, "Universal Design and Accessibility: A Checklist for LibGuides and Online Tutorials,"Brick & Click Academic Library Conference, November 2020
• Presenter, "Building a Teaching Strategy Toolkit to Engage Learners, Brick & Click Academic Library Conference, November 2020
• Peer Reviewer - Codex: the Journal of the Louisiana Chapter of the ACRL, Fall 2020
• Peer Reviewer - Journal of Librarianship and Information Science, Summer 2020
• Peer Reviewer - Codex: the Journal of the Louisiana Chapter of the ACRL, Summer 2020
• Presenter, "Active Learning and Blackboard Collaborate," ACC LS August 2020.
• Presenter, "Library Resources: Introduction to Virtual Services and Resources," ACC TLED Remote Recess July 2020.
• Panel Member, "TLED Panel of Experts," ACC TLED Summer Software Day July 2020.
• Presenter, "Library Resources: Introduction to Virtual Services and Resources," ACC TLED Remote Recess April 2020.
• Module Developer - "Assessing Your Teaching and Designing Improvements Using Course Outcome Data." Course 4, Assessing Students' Learning, Austin Community College Teaching and Learning Academy, Spring 2020.
• Editor/Compiler/Author - Magazines for Libraries, 29th ed., "Books and Book Reviews" chapter, June 2020
• Live Webcast for Texas Chapter - Special Libraries  Conference, "Active and Engaged Learning for Science Information Literacy Sessions in Undergraduate Higher Education," October 5, 2019
• Live Webcast for ACRL Virtual Conference, "Active and Engaged Learning for Science Information Literacy Sessions in Undergraduate Higher Education," April 12, 2019
• Book Author, Embedded and Empowered: A Practical Guide for Librarians, 2019. Landen, MD: Rowman and Littlefield.
• Author, Library Professional Development Blog http://libprofdev.wordpress.com/ Sept. 2012-present.
• Design Team - Austin Community College Teaching and Learning Academy, August 2018 -present.
• Project ACC Faculty Institute Pilot: "Active and engaged learning in the sciences: Research as inquiry." Summer and Fall 2017 Cheek - 2 sections, Spring 2018 Cheek and Bocknack - 2 sections, Fall 2019 Cheek - 3 sections.
• Co-Author, "Roles and Strengths of Teaching Librarians." ACRL Standards and Proficiencies for Instruction Librarians and Coordinators Revision Task Force, 2014-2017. 
• Co-Author, “Metacognition and Next-Gen Learning Models.” Innovation Abstracts, vol. 39, no. 14, 20 Apr. 2017, https://www.nisod.org/publications/innovation-abstracts/.
• Poster Co-author, "Building a Service Learning-Instruction Apprentice Program: Charting New Paths at Student Success and Early Career Transformations", ACRL Conference, March 2017
• Co-Presenter, "Meta-cognition and NextGen Learning models: Meeting student success and engagement goals through online information literacy", NISOD International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence, May 2016
• "Embedded Librarianship" online 4 week class for Library Juice Academy, May 2016
• MLA CE (6 hours) class for RRLC, April 2016: "Embedded and empowered: making an impact with embedded librarianship"
• MLA CE (6 hours) class for Midwest / MLA Chapter Meeting CE class, Oct. 2015: "Embedded and empowered: making an impact with embedded librarianship"
• Poster Co-author: "Revitalizing the ACRL Standards for Proficiencies: evolving expertise for instruction librarians," presented by members of the Standards for Proficiencies for Instruction Librarians and Coordinators Revision Task Force, ALA Annual Conference, June 2015
• MLA CE (6 hours) class for LILRC, May 2015: "Embedded and empowered: making an impact with embedded librarianship"
• CE (4 hours) webinar for CRLC April 2015: "Embedded and empowered: making an impact with embedded librarianship"
• Library Juice Academy 4 week online class March 2015: "Embedded Librarianship"
• Published paper: "Creating an information lteracy badges program in Blackboard: A formative program evaluation." Journal of Library & Information Services in Distance Learning 9 (1-2): 157-169, January 2015
• MLA CE (6 hours) class for CLRC, July 2014: "Embedded and empowered: making an impact with embedded librarianship"
• MLA CE (6 hours) class for HSLANJ, April 2014: "Embedded and empowered: making an impact with embedded librarianship"
• Paper Presentation: "Creating an information literacy badges program in Blackboard: A formative program evaluation", 16th Distance Library Services Conference, April 2014 with Johanna Tunon, Laura Ramirez,Loy Campbell, Brian Ryckman http://libguides.cmich.edu/dls2014/ataglance/papers
• Presentation: "Academic Dishonesty: Preventing Plagiarism in the Digital Age." Austin Community College Spring Development Day, January 2014, with the ACC LS IL/SS  Team: Terry Barksdale (Team Leader), Ashley Carr, David Wilson
• Poster: “Innovative Mobile Health Literacy Instruction” MLA Conference, May 2013 http://www.mlanet.org/am/am2013/pdf/mla13_abstracts.pdf
• Presentation: "Information and Reference Services: What is the best model?", FIU Library Services, Apr. 2013 http://www.fhsla.org/annual-meetings/2013/main.htmhttp://www.slideshare.net/mlinarklar/reference-service-models-vision-2013
• Mobile Apps Panel, FHSLA Conference, April 2013 http://www.fhsla.org/annual-meetings/2013/Program.pdf
• Presentation: "Publishing your Work in a Rapidly Changing Scholarly Communications Environment", College of Pharmacy Faculty Development, Dec. 2012 http://www.slideshare.net/mlinarklar/publishing-your-work-in-a-rapidly-changing-scholarly-communications-environment  
• Poster: “There is an "I" in Our Team: iPad” MLA Conference, May 2012 http://www.mlanet.org/am/am2012/pdf/mla12_abstracts.pdf
• Presentation: "Creating Conference Workshop Proposals and Presentations"   , NSU Libraries Staff Development, Apr. 2012 http://www.slideshare.net/mlinarklar/creating-conference-proposals
• Presentation: "From blended to embedded librarianship: the journey", Library Juice Academy Embedded Librarianship course, Dec. 2012 http://www.slideshare.net/mlinarklar/from-blended-to-embedded-librarianship-the-journey
• Presentation: “Mobile  Apps for Higher Education.” Handheld Librarian VI, Feb. 2012 http://www.slideshare.net/mlinarklar/top-mobile-apps
• Presentation: "Learning Outcomes Workshop: Learning Outcomes, Information Literacy, Assessment, Student Success", NSU Libraries Staff Development, Sept. 2011 http://www.slideshare.net/mlinarklar/learning-outcomes-workshop-fall-2011
• Presentation: “Creating more Powerful PowerPoint  Presentations.” HPD Research Day, Feb. 2010 http://www.slideshare.net/mlinarklar/creating-more-powerful-powerpoint-presentations
• Website redesign: "Nova Southeastern University Library: Health Professions Division Library", Jan. 2010 (webmaster 2009-2013) http://www.nova.edu/hpdlibrary
• Articles for HPD Beacon: “Sources for Courses”, “Medical Mobile Apps”, “HPD Liaison Librarians” 2009-present
• Article for Missouri Library Association newsletter:“ALA Instruction Section: Web Site Redesign.” MO Info, M-ACRL Division News, Mar. 2009
• Presentation:“Host a Murder Mystery at Your Library as an Informal Information Literacy Assessment.” Missouri Library Association Conference Oct. 2008

Note:

Libraries Transform: The Expert in the School Library - I am not the author for this guide: I provide technical support for this guide's authors only. The talented authors for this Guide are Dorcas Hand, Sara Kelly Johns, Susan Ballard. This guide has been transferred to ALA LibGuides, Fall 2018.